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In this new type of scam, sellers on Amazon or other shopping platforms will inflate their ratings by shipping products to an unsuspecting victim and posting a fake review in the victim’s name.
While online shopping is convenient, it unfortunately also comes with risks. One such risk is becoming the victim of a "triangle scam," also know as triangulation fraud. Beware: 5 Oil Change Scams...
Back in April, AARP reviewed popular scams for 2022 and noted a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report claiming that one-third of all business-imposter fraud complaints involve someone purporting ...
A package redirection scam is a form of e-commerce fraud, where a malicious actor manipulates a shipping label, to trick the mail carrier into delivering the package to the wrong address. This is usually done through product returns to make the merchant believe that they mishandled the return package, and thus provide a refund without the item ...
In 2022, the FTC found that young adults - including Gen Xers, Millennials, and Gen Zers ages 18 to 59 - were 34 per cent more likely than older adults to report losing money to fraud. Most ...
In Amazon's system, those making the original purchase are allowed to leave a verified review for the product, thus boosting the rating by posting a fake five-star review. The customer's address may have been previously obtained by a third-party seller, or even through a simple Internet search.
The case, filed in the U.S. state of Washington, alleges that Amazon took part in a number of anti-competitive practices. [6] The FTC and states allege Amazon's anticompetitive conduct occurs in two markets—the online superstore market that serves shoppers and the market for online marketplace services purchased by sellers. [7]
The Wisconsin man ordered “expensive items” on Amazon and then initiated returns, authorities said. Customer scams Amazon out of $372,359 in return scheme using phone chargers, feds say Skip ...